Eddie Musonda (born 27 March 1956)Eddie Musonda
National Assembly of Zambia is a

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n politician. He served as Member of the

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for

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from 2013 until 2016.

Biography

Musonda studied for a BA in Public Administration and Political Sciences, and also gained qualifications in personnel and health management. He contested the Kapiri Mposhi seat as the Patriotic Front candidate in the 2011 general elections, but was defeated by Lawrence Zimba of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy by a margin of 7,000 votes. However, Musonda successfully challenged the result in the

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, resulting in a

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on 23 April 2013. Musonda emerged as the winner and became a member of the National Assembly.President Sata thanks Kapiri electorate for voting for Musonda
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of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musonda, Eddie 1956 births Living people Patriotic Front (Zambia) politicians Members of the National Assembly of Zambia